Recaps

Vic arrived at Amazon Lily after Blackbeard had already fled with Koby, leaving Hancock and the island’s leaders to discuss the threat from the Marines and Blackbeard. He joined Hancock, Rayleigh, and the others as they considered what Hancock should do next.

• Vic learned that Blackbeard’s location was known and hurried toward Amazon Lily, but arrived after the fighting had ended.
• Blackbeard seized Hancock and injured Koby, then withdrew when Rayleigh arrived and the threat of Hancock’s power made the fight too risky.
• The Marines retreated, while S-Hawk and S-Snake remained out of the battle after Koby ordered them to stop fighting.
• Vic used Observation Haki to locate Rayleigh and went to meet him, Hancock, and Shakky at the site of the final battle.
• Granny Nyon, Hancock, Rayleigh, Shakky, Boa Sandersonia, and Boa Marigold discussed Amazon Lily’s damage and the danger posed by future Marine attacks.

Vic arrived on Amazon Lily and revealed that Blackbeard had come to steal Hancock’s Love-Love Fruit ability. He explained how Blackbeard could extract Devil Fruit powers and warned the others that Blackbeard had also gained Whitebeard’s Tremor-Tremor ability, while Vic planned to track him down.

• Vic arrived on Amazon Lily looking for Blackbeard, and Hancock happily welcomed him.
• Rayleigh asked Vic why Blackbeard had come, and Vic said he believed Blackbeard wanted to steal Hancock’s Devil Fruit ability.
• Vic learned that Blackbeard had used Whitebeard’s Tremor-Tremor ability and explained that Blackbeard could extract powers from people using the Dark-Dark Fruit.
• Vic said Blackbeard had likely regained confidence after acquiring the Tremor-Tremor ability and suspected his unusual constitution let him possess multiple powers.
• Vic warned the group to be careful around Blackbeard and said he was watching for Blackbeard’s trail.

Hancock decided to leave Amazon Lily with Vic after the Marines and Blackbeard made the island unsafe, then confessed that she truly loved him. Vic told her he already had a wife and children and could not return her feelings, leaving Hancock heartbroken.

• Hancock embraced Vic and declared that she wanted to stay by his side after he promised to deal with Blackbeard.
• Hancock took Vic to her chambers and explained that the end of the Seven Warlords system had freed her to leave Amazon Lily, which she now wanted to do with him.
• Hancock said her feelings for Luffy had been friendship and that meeting Vic had taught her what love was.
• Vic questioned Hancock's feelings and told her he had a wife and children, so he could not accept her confession.
• Hancock regretted that she had met Vic too late and sobbed over her heartbreak.

Vic tried to reject Hancock because he already had a wife and children, but her fervent confession and willingness to stay with him moved him to embrace and kiss her. The chapter ended with Vic stopping when Hancock became overwhelmed, leaving her to ask whether he had enjoyed the kiss.

• Hancock told Vic that she did not mind his family and would stay beside him until he loved her.
• Vic reflected on why Hancock's feelings for him had grown so intense, including his friendship with her and his removal of the poison from her body.
• Vic sighed and embraced Hancock rather than reject her outright.
• Hancock kissed Vic excitedly, and he guided her through the kiss before stopping when her breathing grew too rapid.
• Hancock searched for Vic's lips, then opened her eyes and asked why he had stopped and whether he disliked the kiss.

Vic helped Hancock and her sisters recover after the battle, then shared food, wine, and stories with Rayleigh while Amazon Lily decided its future. Hancock was set to join the Thunder God Pirates, Sandersonia was chosen as the next empress, and the chapter ended with Hancock waking after Vic’s wine had put her into a deep sleep.

• Vic kissed Hancock and used his Devil Fruit ability to heal her, then removed the toxins from Sandersonia and Marigold.
• Vic and Rayleigh ate barbecue and drank Vic’s homemade wine while Rayleigh recalled stories of his adventures with Roger.
• Amazon Lily’s leaders chose Sandersonia as the next empress, planned to end their reliance on plunder, and prepared for Hancock to leave with Vic.
• Shakky helped the drunken Rayleigh leave, and Hancock invited Vic to her room, but he gave her a cup of wine instead.
• Hancock woke in her own bed, remembered drinking Vic’s wine, and could not find him or recall how she had gotten there.

Hancock woke from a peaceful night’s sleep and reunited with Vic, who reassured her that he would help her face the memories of Mary Geoise. They discussed Koby’s kidnapping by Blackbeard, then Vic prepared to take Hancock around the Sabaody Archipelago.

• Hancock rushed barefoot to the dining room and embraced Vic after learning he had stayed beside her while she slept.
• Hancock read that Blackbeard had kidnapped Koby, and she and Vic discussed the Marines’ failed operation and whether Akainu would rescue him.
• Vic told Hancock he could erase her painful memories but understood that she wanted to keep them and seek revenge on the Celestial Dragons.
• Hancock said the Marines would likely value Koby, though she believed he had not yet earned the hero’s reputation associated with Garp.
• Vic told Hancock to wash up so they could leave and visit the Sabaody Archipelago, and she demanded a kiss before going.

Vic brought Hancock back to his base and introduced her as a new crewmate after the pair made a public appearance in Sabaody, stirring speculation about their relationship. The chapter left Hancock preparing to settle in while Vic got ready to host a welcoming banquet.

• Vic left Amazon Lily with Hancock and reached Sabaody, where their open stroll drew crowds and a Marine Vice Admiral who guarded the onlookers.
• Vic and Hancock let the crowd see them together before leaving Sabaody and returning to the Thunder God Pirates' base in the New World.
• Olvia welcomed Hancock as a new crewmate and noticed her affection for Vic, though Vic's calm demeanor eased Olvia's worries.
• Vic told Olvia to show Hancock around and prepare her room while he made ingredients for a welcoming banquet.
• Hancock remembered that Vic had a wife and child, then gave him a resentful look when he did not invite her to stay with him.

Luffy and his allies launched a night assault on Onigashima, but Luffy and Zoro’s anger over the Beasts Pirates’ treatment of food exposed the infiltration and sparked a sprawling battle. Luffy, Law, and Kid reached the skull’s crown to face Kaido and Big Mom, where Luffy was quickly defeated and Law and Kid struggled against Big Mom.

• The Nine Red Scabbards led the allied forces to Onigashima, where Kin'emon disguised them as Beasts Pirates and split them into groups to infiltrate the stronghold.
• Luffy attacked Beasts Pirates who wasted food and mocked Wano’s starving people, while Zoro also started fighting, ruining the infiltration plan.
• The invasion was discovered, and the allies fought their way through Onigashima as Yamato and Aokiji slipped into the giant skull.
• Luffy, Law, Kid, and Zoro reached the skull’s crown and confronted Kaido and Big Mom, while Yamato and Aokiji watched from separate positions.
• Kaido exhausted Luffy’s Haki and knocked him unconscious, while Law and Kid struggled to keep Big Mom at bay with their awakened Devil Fruit abilities.

Aokiji interrupted Kaido as he was about to kill the unconscious Luffy, then Yamato arrived to protect Law and Kid from Big Mom. Yamato declared that he would drive Kaido out of Wano, setting up a fight against his father alongside the ongoing battle.

• Kaido moved to finish Luffy, but Aokiji stopped his attack with an ice spear and challenged him.
• Aokiji and Kaido began fighting while Law and Kid tried to recover, but Big Mom resumed attacking them.
• Yamato blocked Big Mom's attack and drew the attention of Kaido and the others.
• Yamato declared that he would drive Kaido out of Wano for the sake of its starving people.
• Kaido suspected Vic had encouraged Yamato and said he would not hold Big Mom responsible if Yamato was hurt.

Yamato and Aokiji fought Big Mom and Kaido on equal footing, while Law revived Luffy and watched him charge back into battle. Luffy was knocked out again, and after Aokiji stepped in to save him, Law suspected Aokiji had come to Onigashima for Luffy.

• Yamato transformed into his human-beast form and struck Big Mom, then clashed with her weapons as their fight began.
• Aokiji held Kaido off with Armament Haki, Ryuo, and his freezing ability, forcing Kaido to assume his human-beast form.
• Kid envied Yamato's strength, while Law focused on defeating Kaido and revived the unconscious Luffy.
• Luffy mistook Aokiji for a Marine, then charged at Kaido after Law explained that Aokiji had saved him.
• Kaido knocked Luffy unconscious again, and Aokiji took his place to keep Kaido from finishing him off.
• Law revived Luffy once more and asked what relationship he had with Aokiji, who kept saving him.

Luffy learned Conqueror's Coating during his battle with Kaido, briefly holding his own before being defeated again. Law fed him enough meat to restore his strength, while Yamato continued to match Big Mom in their fight.

• Luffy rushed into Kaido and Aokiji's battle and stopped Kaido's coated kanabo with Conqueror's Coating, astonishing Kaido, Aokiji, Big Mom, and Yamato.
• Luffy used Future Sight and Conqueror's Coating to fight Kaido to a brief draw, but Kaido's Ryuo overwhelmed him and Aokiji stepped in again.
• Law revived Luffy, who immediately demanded meat, and Law used his Op-Op Fruit powers to bring him the banquet food from the city below the skull.
• Kid watched Yamato and Big Mom trade evenly matched blows as Luffy ate a mountain of meat in just over ten minutes.
• Luffy belched and returned to normal, leaving Law staring at him in amazement.

Luffy returned to the fight against Kaido, but Kaido depleted his Haki and killed him. As everyone mourned, Luffy’s heartbeat and presence returned, and he began transforming while Kaido watched without attacking.

• Luffy resumed fighting Kaido, switched to Gear Fourth Snakeman, and ultimately ran out of Haki before Kaido struck him dead.
• Law, Aokiji, Big Mom, Yamato, and the Straw Hat Pirates sensed or learned that Luffy’s presence had vanished and reacted to his apparent death.
• Law examined Luffy’s body, then jumped back when Luffy’s presence and heartbeat suddenly returned and grew stronger.
• Luffy’s body began producing white smoke as his hair expanded and turned white, and he regained consciousness with a grin.
• Kaido realized Luffy had come back to life and waited for him to awaken rather than attack during his transformation.

Luffy awakened his Devil Fruit after reaching the brink of death and defeated Kaido, while Yamato and Law defeated Big Mom. The alliance’s fall liberated Wano Country, and Kaido and Big Mom survived as Orochi was destroyed.

• Law suspected Luffy’s transformation was a Devil Fruit Awakening, while Aokiji felt relieved that Luffy had returned to life.
• Luffy awakened Nika’s power, regained his strength, and fought Kaido with his newly liberated abilities.
• Aokiji froze a CP0 agent who tried to interfere, and Kaido smashed the agent before he could reach Luffy.
• Luffy defeated Kaido with Bajrang Gun after the two fought an evenly matched battle.
• Yamato and Law defeated Big Mom, while Kid watched without taking part in the final battle.
• The alliance defeated Kaido and Big Mom and liberated Wano Country; Orochi was destroyed, while both Emperors survived.

Perospero took the unconscious Big Mom and Kaido away from Onigashima, while Vic left with Olvia and Hancock after Ban reported that Blackbeard had appeared near Wano Country. As Vic sailed toward Wano, Ryokugyu was already heading there on the Five Elders’ orders, and the Straw Hats celebrated their victory while Robin and Law secured another Road Poneglyph rubbing.

• Perospero arrived at Onigashima and took the unconscious Big Mom and Kaido away without being challenged.
• Olvia and Hancock ate breakfast together, and Vic joined them after Ban reported that Blackbeard had been found near Wano Country.
• Vic decided to deal with Blackbeard and set out by electric-powered boat with Olvia and Hancock; Hancock joined after learning Blackbeard was involved.
• Ryokugyu headed for Wano Country on the Five Elders’ orders so he could attack the weakened Straw Hat Boy, despite learning that Luffy’s Devil Fruit had awakened as the Sun God Nika.
• Robin and Law followed Kozuki Sukiyaki beneath Wano Country and obtained a Road Poneglyph rubbing, bringing their crews’ total to three.
• Luffy invited Aokiji and Yamato to join the Straw Hat Pirates, but Yamato refused because she belonged to the Thunder God Pirates; Zoro polished Enma, which had helped him use Ryuo and Conqueror’s Coating.

Vic, Olvia, and Hancock arrived near Wano Country as Shanks’s Conqueror’s Haki revealed that Ryokugyu had reached the island after Luffy defeated Kaido. Vic recognized the moment as the last part of the story he remembered, while Ryokugyu considered retreating.

• Sanji, Jinbe, Nami, and Luffy reflected on their gains and improvements from the battles in Wano Country.
• Vic, Olvia, and Hancock arrived near Wano Country, and Vic explained how seawater had flooded ancient Wano and formed its waterfall terrain.
• Vic sensed Shanks’s Conqueror’s Haki and Ryokugyu’s presence on the island, recognizing the scene from the story he had known before transmigrating.
• Ryokugyu realized Shanks was suppressing his Devil Fruit ability and noticed Luffy, Zoro, and Sanji had recovered enough to remain dangerous.
• Vic reasoned that Luffy’s short battle with Kaido and the delayed arrival of Ryokugyu had left the admiral without a good chance to attack.

Vic joined Shanks aboard the Red Force, where they discussed Uta’s concert, Shanks’s missing arm, and whether he would meet Luffy in Wano. Shanks chose to postpone both restoring his arm and seeing Luffy, and Vic offered him a taste of his wine before they parted.

• Ryokugyu fled Wano, and Shanks heard Vic’s voice asking whether he would visit Luffy.
• Vic arrived aboard a fast boat with Olvia and Hancock, and explained that the Rumble-Rumble Fruit powered its speed.
• Shanks told Vic that Uta was holding a concert on Lapis Lazuli Island and had taken control of local gangs to prepare for it.
• Vic offered to restore Shanks’s arm, but Shanks said he wanted to wait until his strength stopped growing.
• Shanks refused to visit Luffy in Wano because he believed their meeting could weaken Luffy’s drive to grow.
• Vic offered Shanks his homemade wine before they went their separate ways.

Vic waited near Wano Country for Blackbeard, believing he planned to steal a Road Poneglyph from the departing pirates. When Luffy, Law, and Kid sailed out, Vic saw the new bounties and Emperor titles announced after the defeat of Kaido and Big Mom.

• Shanks praised Vic’s wine, took two jars, and left for Elbaf while Vic stayed near Wano Country to watch for Blackbeard.
• Hancock asked Vic to go to an inn or visit Luffy, but Vic refused to leave the waters around Wano Country.
• Vic reasoned that Blackbeard was likely waiting to seize a Road Poneglyph from one of the captains leaving Wano Country.
• After three days, Vic saw the Thousand Sunny, Law’s submarine, and Kid’s ship descend Wano Country’s waterfall.
• Vic read that Luffy and Buggy had become Emperors after Kaido and Big Mom’s defeat, and that Law, Kid, and Yamato had received new bounties.

After the three pirate crews split up, Vic guessed wrong about Blackbeard’s plans and followed Kid toward Elbaf. Ban later reported that Blackbeard had gone to Winner Island, where Law was headed, so Vic turned to intercept him.

• Vic used Observation Haki to learn that the Straw Hat Pirates, Heart Pirates, and Kid Pirates had all shared the Road Poneglyph rubbings.
• Vic reasoned that Blackbeard would target Kid and chose to follow Kid’s ship, which was heading for Elbaf.
• Vic learned that Kid planned to seek the Man Marked by Flames and viewed Buggy as a future target.
• Ban reported that Blackbeard had gone directly to Winner Island, where Law was headed, rather than pursuing any of the crews.
• Vic admitted his judgment had been clouded by losing his foreknowledge and ordered his ship to turn toward Winner Island at full speed.

Vic raced to Winner Island to stop Blackbeard from escaping after ambushing Law, but arrived as the Heart Pirates were defeated. Bepo rescued Law while Vic captured Van Augur, and Blackbeard attacked Vic with the Tremor-Tremor Fruit.

• Vic realized Blackbeard might be waiting for Law at one of Wano Country’s possible destinations, turned his boat toward them, and had Luffy warn Law to be cautious.
• Law ignored the warning and reached Winner Island, where Blackbeard and his crew ambushed the Heart Pirates and beat Law nearly unconscious.
• Bepo took Chopper’s Rumble Ball, fought Blackbeard and Van Augur, then carried Law into the sea to escape.
• Vic arrived with Hancock and Olvia, restrained Van Augur with Conqueror’s Haki, and had Olvia send him into her tabletop world.
• Blackbeard attacked Vic with the Tremor-Tremor Fruit, but Vic dodged after securing Van Augur.

Vic explained that Olvia's Desktop World had trapped Van Augur and prevented his teleportation, leaving Blackbeard unable to escape easily. As Vic questioned Blackbeard about the Tremor-Tremor ability, Blackbeard refused to answer, and Vic concluded that the ability had not come from Doflamingo's prize fruit.

• Vic said he had brought Olvia and Hancock to ensure Van Augur could not teleport away while he fought Blackbeard.
• Olvia's Desktop World subdued Van Augur by preventing outside Devil Fruit abilities from working.
• Blackbeard demanded to know why Vic kept pursuing him, and Vic said he considered him a dangerous threat.
• Hancock told Blackbeard to think about his actions against Amazon Lily, while Blackbeard tried to undermine her faith in Vic.
• Vic asked whether Blackbeard had gained the Tremor-Tremor ability from Doflamingo's prize, but Blackbeard refused to reveal the truth.
• Vic inferred from Blackbeard's reaction that the prize fruit had not granted him the Tremor-Tremor ability.

Vic refused to let Blackbeard live, and the two clashed when Blackbeard tried to destroy Olvia’s Desktop World and free Van Augur. Vic overwhelmed Blackbeard with lightning and Conqueror’s Haki, leaving him badly injured and unable to fight back.

• Blackbeard weighed Vic’s abilities against his own two Devil Fruits, then asked whether they had to fight.
• Vic said Blackbeard had to die because he coveted Hancock and the One Piece, and because Vic could not risk him becoming a threat later.
• Blackbeard attacked the Great Round Table to destroy the Desktop World and free Van Augur, but Vic intercepted him with Speed Domain.
• Vic countered Blackbeard’s Dark-Dark and Tremor-Tremor Fruit attacks with lightning and Conqueror’s Coating, injuring Blackbeard while resisting the Tremor-Tremor Fruit’s vibrations.
• Vic struck Blackbeard again and sent him flying, leaving him immobilized; Doc Q and Stronger watched in shock.

Vic fought Blackbeard while Olvia and Hancock dealt with Van Augur, Doc Q, and Stronger. Blackbeard survived Vic’s life-eroding attack by drawing its power out of his body, but Vic recognized that he could only transfer the damage, leaving Blackbeard shaken by the limits of his fruit.

• Vic assigned Olvia to capture Van Augur and Hancock to handle Doc Q and Stronger.
• Olvia entered her magical-beast tabletop world, where Van Augur hid from the creatures hunting him.
• Blackbeard drew Vic’s life-eroding power out of his body with the Dark-Dark Fruit and hurled it away, destroying a forest.
• Vic praised Blackbeard’s recovery but realized that Blackbeard could transfer the destructive power rather than erase it.
• Blackbeard demanded to know what kind of power Vic wielded, while his changing teeth astonished Vic.
• Vic told Blackbeard that his ambition kept him from understanding power itself.

Blackbeard tried to escape Vic’s lightning trap and then attacked Vic with the Tremor-Tremor Fruit. After Vic appeared to shatter, Blackbeard believed he had won.

• Blackbeard unleashed the Dark-Dark Fruit, but Vic trapped his darkness inside a lightning wall.
• Hancock petrified one of Stronger’s wings with her arrows, forcing Doc Q and the pegasus to land.
• Olvia revealed that Van Augur had spent a month trapped in her Desktop World, where his abilities failed and she cultivated battle qi.
• Blackbeard tore a hole in Vic’s lightning wall with the Tremor-Tremor Fruit, but the wall quickly repaired itself.
• Blackbeard attacked Vic with a tearing force, shattered him, and celebrated what he believed was his victory.

Vic recovered from Blackbeard’s attack and taunted him before overpowering him with a Conqueror’s Haki-coated punch. Blackbeard escaped Vic’s lightning prison, but found Stronger turned to stone and Van Augur unconscious and shackled, leaving his crew’s situation dire.

• Vic reassembled his shattered body and revealed that Blackbeard’s attacks had failed to injure him.
• Blackbeard tried to pull Vic in with Dark Water, but Vic resisted with Conqueror’s Haki before rushing forward and striking him.
• Blackbeard used the Tremor-Tremor Fruit to break through Vic’s lightning wall and escape, bleeding from Vic’s punch.
• Blackbeard found Stronger petrified and learned that the Empress had also petrified one of Doc Q’s arms.
• Blackbeard saw Van Augur unconscious and shackled with Seastone beside Olvia, who had freed him from the table.

Vic defeated Blackbeard after surviving a sudden ambush, then confirmed that Blackbeard had died. With Olvia and Van Augur still at the scene, Vic waited for Hancock to finish fighting Doc Q before they took Van Augur with them.

• Blackbeard used Dark Water to pull Olvia and Van Augur toward him, but Olvia pinned Van Augur down as Vic escaped the lightning prison and struck Blackbeard.
• Vic pinned Blackbeard to the ground, but Blackbeard faked weakness and hit him with a Haki-coated Tremor-Tremor attack that forced him out of his elemental form.
• Vic shot scarlet lightning through Blackbeard's forehead, killing him, and Olvia confirmed that his life force was fading.
• Vic and Olvia discussed taking Van Augur with them after Hancock finished defeating Doc Q; Hancock had already petrified Stronger and part of Doc Q.